Lors du FOOMA JAPAN 2011, Furukawa Kikou a fait une démonstration du, un système de pick-up et de transport utilisant une technologie unique.

Le SWITL ramasse et déplace les matériaux à l’état solide ou de gel sans leur faire perdre leur forme. La démo a utilisé un robot compact, pour ramasser et transporter des formes compliquées qui ressemblaient à un mélange de ketchup et de mayonnaise.

“Until now, it generally wasn’t possible to transport materials in a sol-gel state. We’ve developed this machine as a tool for sales promotion, by demonstrating the handling of actual materials.”

“The SWITL sheet is wrapped around a sliding plate, and it’s fixed at one side, while the plate moves. So items can be loaded and unloaded without altering relative positions. Currently, the sheet is made of Teflon, but we think we can achieve the same performance using other materials for the sheet.”

Il existe également une version à haute-vitesse du SWITL. Cela permet un traitement rapide sans avoir à arrêter la chaîne de production.

“When a liquid refill pouch is picked or suctioned up, the liquid collects at the bottom. This makes the bottom bulge, and the pouch loses its shape. So sometimes, you can’t fit the specified number of pouches in a box. By placing the pouches in the box horizontally, it’s possible to arrange them automatically, even if they wouldn’t fit in before.”

“We’re a small business, so we don’t intend to deal directly with companies overseas. If we find a partner willing to sell this technology, we’d like to talk about business possibilities.”

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